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Money in the Bank 2011 Results: CM Punk Helps WWE Recapture Wrestling Magic
Bleacher Report
In the weeks that led up to last night’s Money in the Bank WWE title match between CM Punk and John Cena, Punk laid down some of the best shoot promos in the history of wrestling. Those promos and the way the WWE played the very public contract dispute …
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Utahn Rulon Gardner back on Olympic wrestling track
Salt Lake Tribune
He devoured dinner at the Wrestling Hall of Fame, where he was the evening’s inductee, and then, for dessert, he ate another dinner, chomping down a fast-food meal in his hotel room while watching the evening news. “They showed an interview with me,” …
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WWE/TNA: Why Wrestling Matters in the Sports Entertainment Industry
Bleacher Report
In the entertainment era of professional wrestling, many fans are asking: “Where has all the wrestling gone?” While WWE seems to be pushing the “entertainment” concept for their global company, TNA is in the midst of a “Wrestling Matters” campaign. …
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Around town: Wrestling summer league a hit
Topeka Capital Journal
The high school wrestling season can be grueling. Yet many still have the yearning for live, high-quality wrestling competition in the offseason. To meet that need, the inaugural TOP City SummerWrestling League was formed recently. …
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Bella Twins vs Internet Wrestling Fans
Wrestling News Source
After being shown in the Divas Championship match against Kelly Kelly, Nikki and Brie Bella have taken criticisms directed at Brie’s overall skills in a rather offensive slight. From their shared twitter account, they fired some verbal diatribes …
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Exclusive Photos from WWE Money in the Bank
Examiner.com
The Pro Wrestling Examiner was on hand at the sold-out and very loud Allstate Arena just outside of Chicago last night for WWE Money in the Bank. Watch a slide show of exclusive live photos from the event in the slideshow posted on the left. …
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Max Buck Explains Leaving Impact Wrestling
TNAStars.com
Max Buck of the former TNA Impact Wrestling tag team Generation Me explains why the team decided to ask for their release from the company in his latest blog. Click on the link above for the full story or check out the excerpt below: “A bunch of people …
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VIP Exclusive Features
Pro Wrestling Torch
This installment of the Wade Keller Hotline features the Ask the Editor format including: Do wrestlers call themselves by their real names or wrestling names backstage? What about a PPV featuring only Five-Star Matches? …
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Don’t shoot the pro wrestling messenger Lance Storm, MMA fans!
Cageside Seats (blog)
by Keith Harris on Jul 17, 2011 7:27 PM EDT in Steroids Former ECW, WCW and WWE wrestlerLance Storm has ruffled the feathers of a few MMA fans with his latest website commentary entitled Tapping Out explaining his recent decision to quit being a fan …
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In Your Head Radio with Rob Van Dam
ProWrestling.net
NWALegends.com Rob Van Dam is excited to be there and cannot wait to see more of hiswrestling fans and some legends in history. He called it the ‘WrestleMania’ of all fanfests. He will be at NWA on August 6, because there is a TNA PPV on the next …
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Arm Wrestling Girl Gets a Bo-Bo on Her Arm … Arm Snaps During Arm WrestlingTournament · Guy Breaks a Bone During Arm Wrestling …
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